The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-05
Proceedings of the Police .Juary.
OpELousAs. La. Jan. 18th. 1897

OPELoUsAs, La, Jan. 18th, 1887.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Albert Guidry, President
A. Perrodin, DIP. Saizan, w. C. Gordon, E
Dubuisson, Sam Haas and L. Young.
On motion it was resolved, That we approve
of the parish Of st. Landry, Act No. Ill Of the
Legislature of the State of Louisiana, adopted
July 9Th, 1886, which reads as follows, viz:
AN ACT
To encourage sheep husbandry, to protect
sheep from the ravages of dogs, to make il
q misdemeanor to knowingly WI or keep
a ~sheep-killing dog, and to provide a penal
~ Tor the same; and to invest police juries
with power to pass certain ordinances, to
declare the violation of such ordinances a
misdemeanor, and to provide the punish.
Inent thereof.
WHEREAS, Many portions of this State are
well adapted to sheep husbandry; and,
WHEREAS, Thisindustry would greatly pros
per and would be a source of great profit but
for the ravagas of dogs therefore,
SEcTIaN 4. Be it enacted By the General As
sensbLy Of the State of Louisiana, That the police
juries Of the several parishes of this State are
hereby authorized to pass all such ordinances
as they may deem necessary to encourage
sheep husbandry, to protect sheep from the
ravages OF dogs, and to impose such fines and
penalties to enforce said ordinances as they
may deem proper, to be recovered by ordinary
process before any court of competent .juris-
diction, in the name of the police jury Of the
parish.
SEC. 9. Be ii further enacted, etc.. Whoever
shall violate any ordinance of a police Jury
passed pursuant to the foregoing section of
this act, shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be punish
ed by a fine not to exceed one hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days, or both, at the discretion of the court
provided, that the imposition of a fine by civil
process shall not be q bar to q prosecution un-
der this section, nor shall a prosecution under
this section bar a civil proceeding to recover
a fine as provided in section one Of this act.
e 8. Be IL further enacted, etc., That upon
the petition of not less than fifty taxpayers
of any parish it shall be the duty Of the police
jury to pass and it shall pass the ordina. .ces
authorized and contemplated by this act
and the said police juries shall have tho DOW
er, and 1t shall be their duty to devise ways
and means to destroy dogs owned orkept con-
trary to their said ordinances, and at the ex-
pense of the parish, if necessary.
Sec. 4. Be II further enacted ETC.. That no
damages shall be awarded against any person
who shall kill any dog owned or kept in def
ance Of said police jury ordinances, or which
shall have killed, or manned, or bit any sheen
or lamb, and IL sued he shall have the right to
~reconvene, wherever the plaintiff may reside.
1t the defendant shall prevail in the suit
ne shall recover against the plaintiff, ten
times the amount OF damages done by said
dog. for the benefit Of the owner Of the sheen
injured, and cost OF suit. and also q reasonable
amount Tor the expenses. loss and attorneys
fees, incurred by the defendant, which shall
be collected as cost.
SEC.-5. Be ii further. enacted etc.. That If nv
dog, owned or kept in violation of the police |
jury ordinances authorized by this act, shall
,,DJure any person or property, the person in
Jured or the owner of the property Injured shall |
recover against the owner or keeper of eaid
dog, five times the amount Of damages sus-
tanned and cost, together with d reasonable |
amount for his attorneys fees and necessary
expenses, which shall be collected as cost.
SEC. y. re u farther enacted, etc, That If apy
dog shall kill, main or bite any sheen or lamb
the owner of the same shall recover from HE
or keeper Of said dog, ten times the
amount OF damages sustained and cost. to-
gether with q reasonable amount for his mel
expenses, loss of time and attornev,s
tees, incurred By such snit, which shall be
collected as cost.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, etc. That who.
ever shall knowingly own or keep any dog
which shall nave killed or MANNED or bit anS
sheep or lamb, shall be deemed guilty m Z
nisdeaeanor, and shall upon conviction be-
not less than twenty-five dollars, or i'm
nrlsoned not less than thirty days, or both, a.
the discretion of the court. Cledible i~nforna.
ion from others, verified by oath and com
to the owner or keeper Of said dor.
md strong circumstantiai evidence. AS WalI
ls the personal experience of sucll owner ~
Keeper shall constitute knowledge III the
silse of this section, A prosecution under
nIs section snail not bar any civil proceeding
by this act, nor shalt ss,ch ciyii
bar said prosecution.
SEC: =. Bet .fNrAhea. e1suefea, ETC., That ali
Tvs and parts 0fIaWB contrary 10 Or ineon.
Istent With the provisions of this sef. he and
% same aEe hereby repealed